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6th Grade Admissions

UPDATE 1/16/2015: At 4:45 PM today, letters to applicants were dropped off at our local post office (Planetarium Station, 10024.) These letters were sent to parents of students for whom we had a complete application packet (an online application, a copy of the final fourth grade report card and a copy of the student’s fourth grade standardized test scores.) These families will hear from us about their status: invited to the test or not invited to the test.

Parents of students for whom we received no documentation were emailedthis afternoon by Donna Smiley. This was a mass email, so please check your Junk/Spam folder if you don't see a letter in the US mail or an email.

The handouts from our Open Houses are attached at the bottom of this page.

Overview

The Anderson School is an academically
selective public school that seeks a diverse student population and welcomesapplications from students of all
races, ethnicities, and economic backgrounds living in any of the five
boroughs.

Anderson is a K-8 school; therefore fifth graders currently enrolled in Anderson
are guaranteed a seat in our sixth grade if they choose to continue
at Anderson. However, we usually expand our class size slightly in sixth grade
and we expect to have approximately 10
seats available in sixth grade for fall 2015.

Students must apply directly to the
Anderson School using our school’s own application. Our
application is separate from the district middle school application that public
school students will submit to their guidance counselor.Applying to Anderson does not jeopardize a
student’s chances of being made an offer from any other school.

All applicants will be
ranked based on a calculation from our Eligibility Rubric that weights all
components of the student’s fourth grade final report cardand fourth grade NYS Math and ELA test
scores. The 200 highest-scoring students, as determined by the Eligibility Rubric,
will be invited to The Anderson School’s onsite admissions test.(Please do not call the
school asking about your child’s chances for eligibility, since this is the
first year we are implementing this process.)

After the invited
students take the onsite admissions test, the acceptance list and ranked
waitlist will be created using our Admissions Rubric, whichincludes the onsite test score, fifth
grade report card, and teacher recommendations. Admissions notifications will
be emailed to families in May, at the same time as all other Department of
Education middle school placement notifications.

6th Grade Application ProcessThree Items Must Be Received by December 12, 2014In order for a student to be considered for Anderson’s onsite admissions testing for sixth grade, the following must be received by The Anderson School by December 12, 2014:

1.A
completedonline application(The link has been disabled, as the application deadline has passed.)

·Print out a completed copy for your records.

·Only if online submission is not possible, you may mail
in a hard copy version but do not submit both! (The hard copy application has been removed, as the application deadline has passed.)

2.A copy of the
student's complete final fourth grade report card, including all teacher comments.

3.A copy of the student’s
fourth grade NYS Math and ELA test scores

·Parents of public school students may send us a copy of the middle
school choice application or a printout from ARIS.

·If the child did not attend a NYS public school in fourth
grade, submit any standardized test scores from fourth grade and the scores will
be converted.

·If no standardized tests were taken, submit all other
components of application packet.Students with no
standardized test scores will not be penalized.

Mail
the copies of report cards
and test scores to be received by 12/12/14 to:

Admissions

THE ANDERSON SCHOOL, PS 334

100 West 77th St. Room 107

New York, NY 10024

We do not have the manpower to confirm the safe receipt of your documents - hundreds of envelopes must be opened and the data recorded. By January 26th, everyone should hear from us about their status: invited to the test, not invited to the test or documents missing.

The Eligibility Process for Anderson’s Onsite Admissions Test The Anderson School will use the documents we have requested above and the rubrics below to calculate an eligibility score
for each applicant.Families of the 200 highest-scoring
applicants will be emailed an invitation in late January to take The Anderson
School’s onsite admissions test on February 7, 2015.

The Following is ONLY For Parents of Students Invited to Take Our Onsite TestTHIS INFORMATION IS ONLY FOR THE PARENTS OF STUDENTS WHO, AT THE END OF JANUARY, ARE INVITED TO TAKE OUR ONSITE TEST. Our onsite admissions test is not a standardized test; it is a test written by our teachers, consisting of a writing assignment and a math
assessment.Parents
of those students must:

·Any other supporting documentation for consideration to explain
extenuating circumstances that could affect the student in a negative manner.

The Admissions Decision Process

Offers
of admission
will be made and the ranked waiting list will be established based on the onsite
admissions testing and score calculation of the supporting documents using the
rubric below. There is no preference
given to where these students live, nor do we have a sibling policy. We do not
conduct student interviews or review portfolios of work.

Admissions notifications
will be sent to families in May, at the same time as all other Department of
Education middle school placement notifications. Students
offered admission, and their parents, will have an opportunity to take a
daytime tour of the school prior to the deadline for accepting our offer.